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What was the significance of the Israelites wandering in the desert for forty years?
This was considered a grave sin by God. Corresponding to the 40 days that the spies toured the land, God decreed that the Israelites would wander in the wilderness for 40 years as a result of their unwillingness to take the land.
What was Israel’s mission to the world?
Israel’s Permanent Mission represents the State of Israel, its citizens and the Jewish people on the global stage of the United Nations. For over sixty-six years, Israel’s delegation has worked to promote international peace, prosperity, and security through UN institutions.
How was Israel to evangelize the nations around it?
Israel was to evangelize the nations around it because when the people of Israel lived out God’s law, the other nations would look excitedly at a place that lived out as God intended them to. The people of the surrounding nations would then be in awe and want to act like Israel.
Which prophet had the longest ministry?
The period of Hosea’s ministry extended to some sixty years, and he was the only prophet of Israel of his time who left any written prophecy….
| Hosea | |
|---|---|
| Venerated in | Judaism Christianity Islam |
| Major shrine | Safed, Israel |
| Feast | October 17 (Orthodox Christianity) |
| Attributes | Prophet |
Why did God choose ancient Israel?
God chose ancient Israel out of all the nations of the earth and determined that they would be a holy nation. He ordained that they would be a people set apart from the rest of the world.
What does the Bible say about the nation of Israel?
God chose the nation of Israel to be the people through whom Jesus Christ would be born—the Savior from sin and death (John 3:16). God first promised the Messiah after Adam and Eve’s fall into sin (Genesis chapter 3). God later confirmed that the Messiah would come from the line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Genesis 12:1-3).
How did God deal with other nations?
God’s focus and concern were overwhelmingly on them, and He dealt with other nations only as they came in contact with Israel. Though God makes provision in His law to accept non-Israelites who wanted to join Israel and worship the true God, He nowhere commands the Israelites to go out and make disciples of other nations.
Are non-Israelites welcome in the Old Testament?
Non-Israelites welcomed in the Old Testament. While God chose to work with the ancient nation Israel, this decision did not exclude people from other nations (gentiles) from coming to understand God and serve Him. God instructed the ancient Israelites that they were to respect peoples of other nationalities who came to live with them.